Denny McCarthy Lone Hoo to Make the US Open Cut at Oakmont

The thick roughs and slippery greens of Oakmont Country Club have not disappointed at the 125th rendition of the US Open. After two days of golf, Denny McCarthy is the lone Cavalier advancing into the weekend, with Ben James, Bryan Lee, Austen Truslow, and George Duangmanee missing the cut. 

The lone Cavalier with an official PGA Tour card, McCarthy, came out firing on Thursday and shot a 70 for even par. McCarthy picked up back-to-back birdies on his final two holes, which shot him up the leaderboard headed into the second day. 

On Friday, success didn't come as easy for McCarthy. Starting on the back nine, he bogeyed the tenth hole before bogeying the 13th and 18th to quickly bring him to +3. In need of an answer, McCarthy responded with a birdie on two but bogeyed two of the next three holes as he finished the day four over and four over on the tournament. 

Although four-over is frequently a score that is not enough to qualify for the weekend, at Oakmont, it's more than enough, with McCarthy making it to the weekend three strokes clear of the projected seven over the cut line. It's a projected cut line as play was halted at 8:15 PM on Friday due to severe weather conditions, meaning a few players did not finish their rounds. 

McCarthy sits tied for 23rd headed into Saturday, with his tee time and pairing yet to be announced or determined. 

As for other Hoos, Ben James led the charge, as he shot a +8 over the two days as he's expected to miss the cut by one stroke. The Milford, Connecticut native shot five over on day one before shooting a three-over on Friday that included an outstanding eagle on the 17th hole. Additionally, his Friday scorecard lit up like a Christmas tree as he recorded one double bogey, six bogeys, three birdies, and one eagle.